Fire departments--Management
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Boise Fire Department records
Collection
Identifier: RG 004
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the actions and activities of the Boise Fire Department including its administration, operations, union, and staff. The records consist of correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, agreements, plans, annual reports, newspaper articles, maps, position descriptions, employment examinations, policies and procedures, budget summaries, historical research and commemorative event documentation, oral histories, training manuals, union labor agreements, fundraising...
Dates:
1870-2021
Found in:
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Boise Fire Department records
Brent Ho, June 20, 2018
File
Abstract
In his interview with Gaby Thomason on June 20, 2018, Brent Ho, who served as a Boise firefighter, offered his memories of working from the years 1975-2000. In that time, Ho served as a hoseman, senior firefighter, and captain. Ho spoke on the following topics: The influence that his father-in-law and Chief Rose had on Brent’s decision to join the fire department; his memories of the Eastman fire and other fires; emergency calls; the transition of getting rid of the Lieutenant position;...
Dates:
June 20, 2018
Charles "Mex" Parks , June 30, 2010
File
Abstract
In his interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on June 30, 2010, Charlie Parks, who served with the Boise Fire Department, offered memories of his career as a firefighter from 1968-1993. He spoke on the following topics: recruitment and training of new firefighters; life in the firehouse; his reasons for entering the fire service; his impressions and memories of medical calls; the Eastman fire and other emergency responses; firehouse pranks; the effects on department morale of the 1% Tax...
Dates:
June 30, 2010
Don Boyer , August 11, 2010
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Abstract
In an interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on August 11, 2010, Don Boyer discusses his career with the Boise Fire Department. Topics discussed in the interview include: the jobs he had prior to becoming a firefighter; the support the department gave him while his wife was sick; how the staff responded to different leadership styles; how he got the nickname Cletis; his feelings about the men he worked with being like a family; becoming an ARFF firefighter; and becoming the Fire Department...
Dates:
August 11, 2010
John "Honest John" and Pearl C. Compton , July 8, 2010 and February 17, 2012
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Abstract
In his interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on July 8, 2010, John Compton, along with his wife Pearl Compton, offered his memories of his career as a firefighter with the Boise Fire Department. Compton’s career with BFD followed his two-year service during World War II in the Pacific and the occupation of Japan, where he saw action on the island of Jolo in the Philippines. He was injured and was awarded a Purple Heart. Following the war, Compton returned to his hometown and was hired by BFD...
Dates:
July 8, 2010 and February 17, 2012
Ken Vargason , August 10, 2018
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Abstract
In his interview with Gaby Thomason on August 10, 2018, Ken Vargason, who served as a Boise firefighter, along with his wife Barbara offered his memories of working from the years 1965-1992. In that time, Vargason served as a firefighter, driver, lieutenant, captain, and deputy chief. Vargason spoke on the following topics: The men who inspired him to join the fire department; his nickname “Monk”; how the 1% initiative affected him; his favorite position; his philosophy as a Captain;...
Dates:
August 10, 2018
Robert E. "Bob" Ruth , June 4, 2010
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Abstract
In his interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on June 4, 2010, Robert “Bob” Ruth, who served with the Boise Fire Department, offered his memories of his career as a firefighter. Ruth’s career as a firefighter began in 1977 and continued into the 2000s. He spoke on the following topics: starting as a volunteer firefighter in Mountain Home; recruitment and training of new firefighters; life in the firehouse; rescue and extrication; the Eastman fire; his reasons for staying on the line; firehouse...
Dates:
June 4, 2010
Sanfred "Sandy" Blodgett , July 30, 2018
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Abstract
In their interview with Gaby Thomason on July 30th, 2018, Sanfred ‘Sandy’ Blodgett, who served as a Boise firefighter, and his wife, Judi Kay, offered their memories of Sandy working with the department from the years 1961-1984. In that time, Sandy served as a hoseman, driver, lieutenant, and captain. Blodgett spoke on the following topics: Serving on the original pension board; stopping a rubber wire volt line that was creating sparks while hitting the ground; significant gas leaks and gas...
Dates:
July 30, 2018
Willard Coles , April 6, 2018 and April 21, 2018
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Abstract
In an interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on April 6, 2018, Willard Coles discusses his career with the Boise Fire Department from 1972-1997. Topics covered in the interview include: helping his dad and Wilder Volunteer Firemen train as a child; getting caught in a large fire in the Boise Foothills; the training he went through during the hiring process; the practical jokes the stations played on each other; the transition from fire boxes to a dispatch center; how promotions worked; helping...
Dates:
April 6, 2018 and April 21, 2018
William "Bill" Parry , July 22, 2010
File
Abstract
In an interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on July 22, 2010, William “Bill” Parry discusses his career as a firefighter with the Boise Fire Department. Parry’s career spanned from 1951-1980; he worked as a hoseman, driver, lieutenant, training officer, and captain. Topics discussed in the interview: the lack of training for new hires; what life at the fire station was like; how disagreements were handled; starting the Training Division; memorable medical calls; rivalries between fire stations...
Dates:
July 22, 2010